Community Theatre

A PLAY that created a public furore when first released – and is now regarded as an Australian classic – comes to the Old Mill Theatre (WA) in October 2015.

Written by Fremantle-born Alan Seymour and directed by Brendan Ellis, The One Day of the Year follows the Cook family during the week of Anzac Day and, while family patriarch Alf sees it as the one time of year old Diggers can get together and be commemorated, his son Hughie regards it merely as an excuse for them all to get drunk.

A hit Hollywood film, a multi-award winning Broadway and West End musical and now it’s the turn of Chatswood in Sydney’s North Shore to get a dose of pink, as Legally Blonde – The Musical opens at the Concourse Theatre from October 16th.

Presented by Willoughby Theatre Company as part of their 2015 season, the well-loved story of Elle Woods is based on the novel Legally Blonde by Amanda Brown and the 2001 film starring Reece Witherspoon.

From much ado, to the other side of the tracks, The University of Adelaide Theatre Guild shifts from Shakespeare to psychological thriller for the next production in its diverse 2015 season. Lesley Reed reports.

Reg Cribb is one of that rare breed of Australian actors who have also succeeded in playwriting. Among Cribb’s plays is Last Cab to Darwin, which is probably better known to the general public for the play’s current movie adaptation, starring Michael Caton and Jackie Weaver.

A brand new musical based on the hit songs from the 1990s have been adapted for the stage. Written by Aussies, Neil Gooding and Nicholas Christo, Popstars! The 90’s Musical will open on Thursday 24 September at the Redgum Centre in Wentworthville.

Set in a high school in the 1990s, a mega talent agent offers stardom to the winners of a battle of the bands competition. Ex couple, Shannon and Mark put their high school dramas aside for a boy band versus girl band showdown to become, Popstars.